Friday, 12 November 2010

Dior Holiday: Nail Lacquer in Czarina Gold

As soon as I saw the first pictures of Czarina Gold from Dior's Holiday collection I was eagerly awaiting its release here. In the bottle this olive tinged black/brown infused with gold-sparkle is quite stunning.Here's a close up of the bottle: The brush head is a lot wider compared to normal ones, it laid down more colour and covered a wider area but I found it difficult to get application neat due to the size.After I put it on, something was terribly wrong. I don't get the colour in the bottle, what I get is a flat, dull dark brown with a bit of gold sparkle.Just to add to the disappointment, this chips on me really badly, I can't even get one days wear without a bit of chipping.I have seen many great reviews for this and lovely pictures of it applied but this wasn't for me and I think it was a waste of my £17 so not something I'll be recommending to you.

Such a shame it didn't look like it did in the bottle. Even though I don't own it, it looked a little like a nail varnish version of RBR's Abyssinian Catbird. Thanks for the post, it means one less nail varnish for me to waste my money on!

Too late for me, I also bought this a couple of weeks ago! (It's actually going to be my next post...) Terrible chipping, yes, and I too haven't got the hang of the brush yet, but personally I quite like the colour...did u put 1 or 2 coats? I always LOL when I read people's comments about returning items...we wish!!! Have a great weekend :) xxx

What a huge disappointment, it looks a super colour in the bottle. The Bristol Beauty Blog did a post on a Chanel eyeshadow which ws disappointing and at the risk of repeating myself, the only Chanel I have ever bought is a lipgloss, loved the colour but the packaging was abysmal, the gloss leaked everywhere when I popped the brush and the execution was even worse. The trouble is that when you are making a considered purchase, the disappointment is multiplied. Jan x

Hi Tali,Yes, don't think I'll buy another Dior one again, such a waste of money!

Hi Lipstick Luvvie,Yes, it does look like RBR AC in the bottle, maybe that was why I was drawn to it :)

Hi Ava,Unfortunately we can't return things here in the UK, which makes it all the worse.

Hi Funnyfacebeauty,They don't do returns here, not really sure what I'll do with it, probably stuff it at the back of my makeup drawer and try and forget about it :)

Hi Anna,I used two coats, I'll be interested to see it on you in your review, do you use a top coat at all to give the colour a bit of a lift ? x

Hi Jan,I am pretty miffed, you just expect better for the price, actually this may well be the worse nail polish I have ever used for chipping and that includes all the drugstore ones I have had as well.

Hi Beauty Addict,Yes, such a shame as I thought I would really love it, I guess thats the problem with nail varnish,can't really test it in store so have to assume it will applie like how it is in the bottle.